diff --git a/ext/node/lib.rs b/ext/node/lib.rs
index 73b4497fc7..a820c4476f 100644
--- a/ext/node/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/node/lib.rs
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_node,
     "_zlib_binding.mjs",
     "_zlib.mjs",
     "assertion_error.ts",
-    "inspector.ts",
     "internal_binding/_libuv_winerror.ts",
     "internal_binding/_listen.ts",
     "internal_binding/_node.ts",
@@ -616,6 +615,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_node,
     "node:http" = "http.ts",
     "node:http2" = "http2.ts",
     "node:https" = "https.ts",
+    "node:inspector" = "inspector.ts",
     "node:module" = "01_require.js",
     "node:net" = "net.ts",
     "node:os" = "os.ts",
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfill.rs b/ext/node/polyfill.rs
index b4030a4913..175228a258 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfill.rs
+++ b/ext/node/polyfill.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ generate_builtin_node_module_lists! {
   "http",
   "http2",
   "https",
+  "inspector",
   "module",
   "net",
   "os",
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
index 1636edcb41..40bb7f2963 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ import fsPromises from "node:fs/promises";
 import http from "node:http";
 import http2 from "node:http2";
 import https from "node:https";
-import inspector from "ext:deno_node/inspector.ts";
+import inspector from "node:inspector";
 import internalCp from "ext:deno_node/internal/child_process.ts";
 import internalCryptoCertificate from "ext:deno_node/internal/crypto/certificate.ts";
 import internalCryptoCipher from "ext:deno_node/internal/crypto/cipher.ts";
diff --git a/tests/integration/lsp_tests.rs b/tests/integration/lsp_tests.rs
index 28c36cd205..e1ee250582 100644
--- a/tests/integration/lsp_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/lsp_tests.rs
@@ -7548,6 +7548,7 @@ fn lsp_completions_node_specifier() {
       "node:http",
       "node:http2",
       "node:https",
+      "node:inspector",
       "node:module",
       "node:net",
       "node:os",
diff --git a/tests/integration/node_unit_tests.rs b/tests/integration/node_unit_tests.rs
index e87f1cd2f8..74ed293e3c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/node_unit_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/node_unit_tests.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ util::unit_test_factory!(
     fetch_test,
     http_test,
     http2_test,
+    inspector_test,
     _randomBytes_test = internal / _randomBytes_test,
     _randomFill_test = internal / _randomFill_test,
     _randomInt_test = internal / _randomInt_test,
diff --git a/tests/unit_node/inspector_test.ts b/tests/unit_node/inspector_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec4d0ae3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_node/inspector_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import inspector from "node:inspector";
+import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert/equals";
+
+Deno.test("[node/inspector] - importing inspector works", () => {
+  assertEquals(typeof inspector.open, "function");
+});
diff --git a/tools/core_import_map.json b/tools/core_import_map.json
index 726163e08e..e7703a40c0 100644
--- a/tools/core_import_map.json
+++ b/tools/core_import_map.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "node:http": "../ext/node/polyfills/http.ts",
     "node:http2": "../ext/node/polyfills/http2.ts",
     "node:https": "../ext/node/polyfills/https.ts",
+    "node:inspector": "../ext/node/polyfills/inspector.ts",
     "ext:deno_node/inspector.ts": "../ext/node/polyfills/inspector.ts",
     "ext:deno_node/internal_binding/_libuv_winerror.ts": "../ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/_libuv_winerror.ts",
     "ext:deno_node/internal_binding/_listen.ts": "../ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/_listen.ts",